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Remembering The Crash
Follow NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw as the program tracks the stock market's big losses in the days leading up to the crash on October 19 and the volatile days thereafter as the market struggled to stage a comeback. We'll have full coverage of the 20th anniversary of the crash the week of Oct. 15.




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  • Near Triple-Digit Loss

      One week after posting its biggest single-day point decline in history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges again, losing almost 100 points to the 2400 level. Trading volume starts to pick up.

  • Friday Before The Fall

      Having fallen sharply the previous day, the Industrials suffer a triple-digit loss to 2246 in unusually high trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange, posting a near-10% decline on the week.

  • The Crash

      Stocks open sharply lower and continues to fall for most of the session, as the Dow sheds 508 points, or 22%, to 1738. Trading volume is triple the recent daily average. 

  • Bad Start, Happy Ending

      Despite talk of a delayed open, the NYSE starts trading at the usual time. The Dow opens sharply lower only to stage a 200-plus point rally and close with a gain of more 100 points at 1841. Trading volume surpasses that of the previous session

  • A Rebound With Legs

      Stocks open higher and stay that way. The gains 185 points to close at 2027. Trading volume declines but remains at more than twice the daily average.

  • Another Day, Another Rout

      The Dow falls at the opens and trades 200 points lower at its worst point in the session. A recovery helps erase much of the loss, but the index still closes almost 80 points lower.

  • It’s Over

      With new meaning to the phrase TGIF, the market opens flat and the Dow trades in a relatively narrow range. Volume moves closer to pre-crash levels. The blue-chip index ends the day a quarter of a point higher. The loss for the week is 13%.




Crash of 87
CNBC's original production looks back at the historic day through the eyes of the people who lived through "Black Monday".

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